Lakewood's 'Singing Vet' Calms Animals After Surgery [WATCH]

LAKEWOOD, CO -- A Lakewood veterinarian who calms his furry patients with song at his family's vet clinic says he started the practice by accident.

"I'm either helping animals or playing music and honestly, the guitar ended up at the vet hospital, it's as simple as that," Ross Henderson said on a recent TV interview.

Henderson's family runs Fox Hollow Animal Hospital and his videos of singing to dogs and cats after surgery have gone viral.

Henderson says he tries to calm animals down during stressful times, especially after surgery. Shelter animals are often very stressed, and he "tries to make the vet a less scary place for them," he said.

Videos of "Dr. Ross" singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" to a cat named Omaha and being licked in the face while playing guitar for several dogs have been watched thousands of times.

"Sometimes your patient just needs you to go the extra mile to make them feel comfortable when they're here for the day to have surgery," the Fox Hollow YouTube channel says. "Dr. Ross has mastered the technique and sweet Ruby was so thankful for that."

Henderson even uses his original music to accompany videos of dogs and cats waiting for adoption to help draw attention to the need for forever homes.

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